The Next Important Bed

toxicity


those who live by the sword

die by the sword

those who live by the fossil fuel fire

die by the fossil fuel fire


thanks be for the antioxidants

red pomegranates

green tea

blueberries


ten thousand years

before you were conceived

on cotton sheets


before a relationship evolved

and the events of your creation

were set in motion


ages before

your mother sat propped up in bed

with you nursing at her breast


something lived on the earth

something died


when you burn that fuel

it's shock and awe on your cells


blessed be the peacemakers

red pomegranates

green tea

blueberries


the choices you make now

influence where your body comes to rest

on the next important bed

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